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In the apportionment of the House of Representatives based on the 1790 Census, there are 15...

In the apportionment of the House of Representatives based on the 1790 Census, there are 15 states. At that time Maine was still considered part of Massachusetts. If Maine had been a separate state, it would have shared in the distribution of the seats in the House.
In the 1790 census, Maine's population was 96,643. Subtract this number from Massachusetts' population and then answer the question. State Population as follows;

Connecticut : 237,655 Delaware : 59,096
Georgia : 82,548 Kentucky : 73,677
Maryland : 319,728 Massachusetts : 475,199
New Hampshire 141,899 New Jersey : 184,139
New York : 340,241 North Carolina : 395,005
Pennsylvania : 433,611 Rhode Island : 69,112
South Carolina : 249,073 Vermont : 85,341
Virginia : 747,550
TOTAL : 3,893,874
What are the standard quotas for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Kentucky , Connecticut ? The number of seats in the House of Representatives was 105.
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A) 1.99Massachusetts 6.41
New Hampshire 2.61
Kentucky 10.21
Connecticut
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B) 10.21Massachusetts 3.83
New Hampshire 1.99
Kentucky 6.41
Connecticut 2.61
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C) 2.61Massachusetts 10.21
New Hampshire 3.83
Kentucky
Connecticut 6.41
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D ) 6.41Massachusetts 2.61
New Hampshire 10.21
Kentucky 3.83
Connecticut 1.99
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E) 10.21Massachusetts 2.61
New Hampshire 1.99
Kentucky 6.41
Connecticut
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The seats are allocated based on the population of state.( More the pop more the no. of seats )

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